Suriya’s highly anticipated action drama, Karuppu, has taken the global box office by storm, raking in a massive ₹29 crore gross worldwide on its very first day. Directed by RJ Balaji, the film faced severe financial hurdles and last-minute theater cancellations on Thursday, which threatened to derail its debut. However, the legal action-thriller reset its release for Friday and witnessed an incredible turnaround. Thanks to ecstatic fans and glowing word-of-mouth, audiences flooded theaters as the day progressed, pushing night show occupancy to an impressive 75% across Tamil regions.
The momentum is only growing as the film enters its crucial first weekend, with Day 2 numbers showing an even bigger jump. Fans are absolutely loving the explosive reunion of Suriya and Trisha Krishnan on screen after over a decade. Driven by a booming response in Tamil Nadu, where it cleared well over ₹11 crore on day one alone, Karuppu is comfortably eyeing another massive weekend spike. While it narrowly missed the opening day record of Suriya’s previous hit Kanguva, the immense theater rush proves that the star’s big-screen power is fully back.
